Andriy Mykhaylovych Bal ( uk, Андрій Михайлович Баль; 16 February 1958 – 9 August 2014) was a Soviet and Ukrainian professional

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who played as a

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and football manager.

Club career

Born in

Rozdil Rozdil ( uk, Розді́л) is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located close to the right bank of the Dniester. Rozdil belongs to Novyi Rozdil urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

, Bal was a product of the

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youth football schools. By 1976 he was playing in the senior squad of

Karpaty Lviv Football Club Karpaty Lviv ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. History Early years (1963–68) The team of Karpaty was founded on 18 January, 1963. In 1961 Silmash Lviv won the championship of Lviv Oblast but lost its p ...

. After five years with the team, he earned a transfer to Dynamo Kyiv. He went on to spend the majority of his playing career with the team, winning four championship medals with them, as well as four

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s. He also picked up three runner-up medals. Another major achievement of his career with Dynamo Kyiv was winning the 1986 Cup Winners' Cup. In 1990, he left Dynamo to play in Israel with

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. He spent a season there before moving on to Bnei Yehuda, where he finished his playing career in 1993.

International career

Bal played for the USSR national team 20 times, and scored 1 goal., a 20-meter strike in the game against

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at the

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in Spain. He represented the team at all levels and won the 1976 U-19 UEFA Championship, the

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, twice won the U-21 UEFA Championship (in

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and

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). He also played in the

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, where the Soviet team reached the Round of 16, losing to

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in extra-time.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing Bal began coaching in Israel. His first coaching job was with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

. From there he went on to coach

Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Herzliya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה, ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Herzliya'') is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in and plays at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. History ...

and

Hakoah Ramat Gan Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stadium ...

. In 2000, he returned to Ukraine to join the coaching staff of Dynamo Kyiv. In 2001, he became head-coach of

Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ( uk, ФК «Во́рскла» Полта́ва ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Poltava that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top flight of Ukrainian football. History Kolos Poltava The club ...

. After two seasons with them, he became

Oleg Blokhin Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin ( uk, Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н, rus, Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952), is a former Ukrainian and Soviet footbal ...

's assistant coach with the Ukraine national team. On 14 December 2007, he was officially announced as assistant-coach at

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, again moving there with Blokhin.

Personal life

His brother

Orest Bal Orest is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Orest Banach (born 1948), German-American former soccer goalkeeper * Orest Budyuk (born 1995), Ukrainian footballer * Orest Grechka (born 1975), Ukrainian-American former soccer player * Orest ...

was also a professional footballer.

Death

Bal died on 9 August 2014 during a football match of veteran teams as a result of a

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Honours

As player

Dynamo Kyiv *

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: 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990 *

: 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990 Karpaty Lviv *

Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...

: 1979 Bnei Yehuda *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. F ...

: 1992 Soviet Union U21 * U-21 UEFA Championship:

Soviet Union U20 * U-20 FIFA World Cup: 1977 Soviet Union U19 * U-19 UEFA Championship: 1976

As coach

Maccabi Haifa * Israeli Championship: 1993–94

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bal, Andriy 1958 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Lviv Oblast Lviv State University of Physical Culture alumni Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class Soviet footballers Ukrainian footballers Soviet Union under-21 international footballers Soviet Union international footballers Association football midfielders FC Karpaty Lviv players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Soviet Top League players Soviet First League players Liga Leumit players Soviet expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Israel Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Israel 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Ukrainian football managers Maccabi Herzliya F.C. managers Hakoah Ramat Gan F.C. managers FC Vorskla Poltava managers FC Chornomorets Odesa managers Ukraine national football team managers Liga Leumit managers Ukrainian Premier League managers Ukrainian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Israel Expatriate football managers in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Deaths from blood clot Burials at Baikove Cemetery